By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger My brother is very talented musically, and for many years practiced his musical talents with piano, drums, and the guitar. Cameron also enjoys playing many different styles of music. Because of that, I have a broad appreciation of all sorts of music.  Last year I had spine surg...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger & college student “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life, and I’m feeling good’’ -Nina Simone.  This describes my feelings as the state of Missouri begins to reopen.   I long for my original life. Each year is l...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I have always been fascinated by color.  Did you know that the human eye is able to see color because light produces different wavelengths and energies?  A simple experiment using a bright light, a prism, and a sheet of paper will demonstrate this perfectly.  If a brig...

By Cortney Maholtz, M.A., CCC-SLP By now you probably know that we communicate in a lot of different ways…with verbal speech, with our facial expressions, with gestures, or with an AAC device. Today, I want to talk about gestures. But not the normal gestures you are probably thinking of right now, like waving or poi...

By Ayleen Armendariz, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Assistive technology has changed my life. My aide showed me what iPhones can do, like read a website for me.  The iPhone can read Instagram and Facebook, making it possible for me to hear what influencers and the people I care about are saying. It keeps me connected to my fam...

By Chris Sawka, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello, my name is Chris Sawka and I am working on my writing to go to the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.  I am writing about my life and how my life changed with Assistive Technology.  When I was younger, I didn’t want to use an AAC device because I thought I was d...